India-Panama Talks: Cooperation on UN Matters and UNSC Presidency

India on Thursday held delegation-level talks with Panama on United Nations-related issues and prolonged its assist to Panama for a profitable presidency of the UN Safety Council in August 2025.

Vice Minister of International Affairs of Panama, Carlos Arturo Hoyos, met Secretary (West) of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, Tanmaya Lal, in New Delhi for the bilateral talks.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared the replace on X, describing it as “helpful consultations on UN issues.”

He posted, “Helpful consultations on UN issues. Vice Minister of International Affairs Mr. Carlos Arturo Hoyos of Panama and Secretary (West) Tanmaya Lal held delegation-level talks in Delhi.

India needs Panama a productive Presidency of the UN Safety Council in August 2025.”

Panama is at the moment serving as a non-permanent member of the UN Safety Council for the 2025-2026 time period. It was elected alongside Pakistan, Denmark, Greece, and Somalia within the final election to fill non-permanent seats.

The Safety Council consists of 15 members, 5 everlasting members, specifically China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA, together with ten non-permanent members elected for two-year phrases by the UN Basic Meeting, as per the UNSC.

The present non-permanent members embody Algeria (2025), Denmark (2026), Greece (2026), Guyana (2025), Pakistan (2026), Panama (2026), the Republic of Korea (2025), Sierra Leone (2025), Slovenia (2025), and Somalia (2026).

Earlier in Could, Panamanian International Minister Javier Martinez Acha had strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir, the place 26 folks misplaced their lives.

His remarks got here throughout Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s go to to Panama as a part of a multi-party parliamentary delegation.

Through the assembly, Acha reaffirmed Panama’s dedication to counter terrorism and prolonged solidarity with India.

“…Your go to right here represents greater than you’ll be able to think about: Panama’s dedication to combating in opposition to terrorism and to be collectively in opposition to these terror assaults that may have an effect on anyone.

We condemn what occurred in Kashmir. Any nation on this planet that serves as a protected haven for terrorists ought to be condemned,” Acha had mentioned.

He additionally expressed his curiosity in visiting India and mentioned the potential of high-level exchanges between the 2 nations.

“I’m trying ahead to visiting India quickly. We will even attempt to make an agenda for our President to go to India. We have now a promise from my good good friend Mr. Tharoor that Prime Minister Modi will come to Panama quickly,” Acha mentioned.

Responding to the comment, Tharoor mentioned, “We are going to attempt to persuade him.”

India and Panama established diplomatic relations in 1962. Panama has a resident embassy in New Delhi and appointed a Consul Basic in Mumbai in 2018. The 2 international locations share heat and pleasant political ties.